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Inside S Eymour C Ommunity S Chool D Istrict News Inside Seymour Community School District BACK TO SCHOOL! THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 August 2016 Freshman/New Student & Parent/Guardian Looking Toward Open House and Schedule Pick Up For High School Freshmen/new student open house will take place on Monday, August 22, Our Future 2016, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to participate in the open house. Open house will include schedule pick up, locker number and combinations, pictures taken for ID’s, and school tours provided by upper classmen. When you have completed your student led tour, you are invited to a meal provided by the school. Counselors will be available August 23 and 31 for scheduling issues. Please make an appointment when picking up your schedule. Black Creek Elementary/Middle School Open House Black Creek School’s Back to School Open House is on Tuesday, August 30, from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. This is a great time to meet your child’s classroom teacher, drop off school supplies, learn about the curriculum, and maybe even see and visit with some of your friends at the TAFFE ice cream social. We are also reminding you to stop by and pay your school fees and locker fees (6th grade only) at some point. The Open House is a great time for this to happen. Staff and students from Black Rock Ledge Primary & Intermediate Center Creek Elementary/Middle August Student Open House School participated in the Bellin Rock Ledge Schools, both Primary and Intermediate, are inviting all students Run for Kids on June 11, 2016. and their parents to tour the school, meet their teacher, and see their new Students started training for the classroom. This event will take place on Tuesday, August 30, from 3:30 – 5:30 event in early spring with the p.m. Please feel free to bring in your completed forms, fee payments, and help of parents and staff. school supplies to put in your student’s desk for the first day of school! We can’t wait to see all of you back at RLP & RLI! Sixth Grade “Middle School Transition Camp” Sixth grade students are invited to attend the “Middle School Transition Camp” Check our website for current, August 17 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sixth grade students will have the past and future issues of opportunity to meet their teachers, tour the school, and participate in some ex- Inside newsletters. citing activities. Don’t worry if you have not registered for the sixth grade “Introduction to Middle School” session you still have time to call and do so, S e y m o u r call 920-833-7199 x302! Community School On August 17, all 6th grade parents are invited to attend an open D i s t r i c t house. A general parent only session will be held in the gym at 4:00 pm. Op- tional parent/student breakout sessions will be held from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. This 10 Circle Drive will be an opportunity to meet the teachers, take a tour of the school, pay fees, Seymour, WI 54165 Phone: (920) 833-2304 and get any questions you may have answered. Parents will be able to re- Fax: (920) 833-6037 ceive fund raiser information as well as shop at our Thunderzone kiosk! www.seymour.k12.wi.us Milk Break Program WHEN CALLING THE SCHOOL . Any family qualifying for free or reduced lunch with chil- Please Refer To The Following Numbers dren in grades K-5, can receive free milk for milk break. This program is subsidized by the State of Wisconsin. Aquatic Center …………...…………………………833-9704 Children K-5 qualifying for regular lunch may purchase Seymour Community High School ………………..833-2306 milk at a cost of $0.30 per day, $12.50 per quarter or Seymour Middle School ………………..…………..833-7199 $47.00 per year. Rock Ledge Intermediate School ……….………...833-7380 Rock Ledge Primary School ………….…………...833-5155 Free And Reduced Price Lunch Black Creek Elementary/Middle School …………..984-3396 Application Alternative School …………………….…………….833-7642 Pupil Services…………..…………………………...833-5159 Applications for Free and Reduced priced lunches are Fallen Timbers………..……………………………..984-3700 printed for your use in the newsletter. Extra copies are Administrative Office………………………………...833-2304 available in each of the principals’ offices and may be www.seymour.k12.wi.us obtained any time during regular office hours. It is very important to complete the application completely and promptly to insure efficient processing and approval for the program. You may also get the instructions and ap- School Fees plication at our website at www.seymour.k12.wi.us and click on DISTRICT, then Food Service Program. For Grades K-5 $10.00 further information or if you have any questions regard- ing this application please call 833-2306 Ext. 426. Grades 6-12 $14.00 It’s Against The Law Physical Education Locks $5.00 Music Rentals $36.00 Checks returned to Seymour Community School District for nonpayment are subject to a service charge of Art/Industrial Arts $10.00/semester $30.00. An attempt will be made to contact the check Student Activity Card (9-12) $10.00 writer; however, if there is no response after 21 days, Single Student Athletic Ticket $2.00 the matter will be turned over to Financial Crime Ser- vices (FCS). Outagamie County has contracted FCS to Adult Athletic Ticket $4.00 conduct all investigations. Adult Seasonal Athletic Pass $20.00 e-Funds Users Family Athletic Pass $40.00 (Admits Adults and Students grade 8 and Parents, please be aware of your child’s meal account under accompanied by parents.) balance. Students’ meal accounts are not allowed to go into the negative. To help stay informed, you can choose to be notified by email whenever your child’s meal account gets low. Go to your child’s PowerSchool account and click on “Email SCHOOL LUNCH & BREAKFAST PRICES Notification”. Choose “Balance Alert”, choose “Daily”, FOR 2016-2017 and add your email address. You will receive a Balance Alert once your child’s meal account gets low. BREAKFAST LUNCH Grades 4K-5 $1.15 $2.35 Back To High School Grades 6-12 $1.25 $2.45 The High School operates on a seven-period day with a Reduced Meal Price .30 .40 27 minute required extended learning time at the end of the day. Classes are in session from 8:00 a.m. until Adult $1.80 $3.10 3:00 p.m. High school students have forty eight-minute Extra Milk/Juice Per Carton .30 class periods with three minutes passing time between *K-5 Milk Break/Year $47.00 classes. Noon meals are taken during one of the two half-hour lunch periods. *K-5 Milk Break/Quarter $12.50 The School District has a closed campus, which means that students are not allowed to leave the school grounds without a parent or guardian permission. 2 Teachers may be contacted by phone or email. Email Senior Parent Information Night contacts can be found on our website at www.seymour.k12.wi.us. If you phone and they are not Seymour Community High School will be holding a available, you may leave a message on voice mail and “Senior Parent Information Night” on September 19 at they will return your call. 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. School counselors will be sharing pertinent information regarding the 4 High School Absence Reporting year and technical college process. A representative Procedure from Oneida Higher Education will be on hand to an- swer individual questions as well. All seniors and their Parents/Guardians are to call the high school office to parents are encouraged to attend! report student’s absences or to request early dismis- sal. For the safety of students, 10:00 a.m. courtesy calls will be made to the parent/guardian of students who are marked absent without a previous parent On That First Day phone call. Working together, parents and school per- All high school students are to report to their 1st hour sonnel will know where the student is during school class upon arrival at school on Thursday, September 1, hours. Remember to call the high school office at 833- 2016 at 8:00 a.m. Student planners and ID’s will be dis- 2306 ext. 429 to report a student’s absence or to re- tributed during 1st hour. Senior release will not begin quest early dismissal. Parents/guardians may call until Friday, September 2. Students with on the job and Seymour High School office 24 hours a day and leave senior release should report to the LMC during that re- a message at extension 429. lease time. School fees can be paid during study hall Parents are encouraged to schedule medical appoint- the first two days of school. After September 2, school ments after 3:00 p.m. When that isn’t possible, it is in fees can be paid before or after school in the main of- your child’s best interest to schedule medical appoint- fice. ments during study hall. Proof of appointment timeline from medical provider may be requested. It is recom- mended to give as much advance notification as possi- Thunder Talks ble of appointments to ensure the student will receive Seymour Community School their pass allowing them to leave the building. Calling District provides every student at the last minute may delay the student from receiving the opportunity to meet three notice and permission to leave the building and caus- times throughout their school ing you to wait unnecessarily.
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